2008 Asheville Visitor Guide - Any Way You Like It - (Page 23) huckfinnrafting.com. Guided whitewater rafting (min. age 8) and calm water float trips (min. age 4). Group rates, package deals, scout trips and more. A great day trip only 45 minutes from Asheville in Hot Springs. Our most important trip is yours! Open daily. $ Asheville. We offer guests a behind the scenes “VIP” experience. Cost includes transportation, guide, samples and souvenir pint glass. Tue.Sat. Visit our Web site for hours. $ Asheville Historic Trolley Tours 888/667-3600, ashevilletrolley tours.com. Enjoy a 90-minute fully narrated tour that includes all major area points of interest. Your guide will combine humorous stories and historical information into a funfilled tour on board a vintage trolley. Trolley departs from the Asheville Visitor Center. Visit our Web site for schedule. $ See our ad on page 25. Enjoy a 90-minute theatrical comedy tour exploring Asheville’s history, current culture and counter culture on our rolling theater bus. Fun for the entire family. Visit Web site for schedule and pick-up locations. $ what to do Nantahala Outdoor Center 13077 Hwy. 19 W., Bryson City, 828/488-2175, 888/590-9267, noc.com. NOC has been home to 15 canoe and kayak Olympians and rated “#1 Vacation with a Splash” by Good Morning America and National Geographic Adventure. Raft with us on the French Broad, Nantahala, Pigeon, and Nolichucky. Reservations taken daily. $ See our ad on this page. Moving Sidewalk Tours Asheville Visitor Center, 36 Montford Ave., 828/776-8687, movingsidewalktours.com. Enjoy the glide of Asheville’s only downtown Segway® tour. Starting at the Asheville Visitor Center, you will receive training followed by a 2 to 2 1/2 hour tour of downtown, including the Grove Arcade and the Asheville Urban Trail. Tours daily. $ Go Blue Ridge Card Purchase at Asheville Visitor Center, online or at various locations across Western North Carolina, 800/887-9103, goblueridgecard.com. This multiattraction pass gives you access to more than 25 of Western North Carolina’s most popular attractions and adventures, at the best value. Create your own experience. Passes available for two, three, or five days. Includes guidebook with attraction hours, descriptions and directions. $ See our ad on page 22. Rock ‘n’ Water Outdoor Adventures 60 Wolf Laurel Rd., Mars Hill, 828/689-3354, yearround adventures.com. Guided whitewater rafting, mountain biking, fly fishing, hiking and horseback riding. Asheville’s most accessible outpost, located just 4 miles from I-26, Exit 3. From mild to wild adventures, we can take you on the trip of a lifetime. Open daily. $ skiing & tubing Cataloochee Ski Area 1080 Ski Lodge Rd., Maggie Valley, 828/926-0285, 800/768-0285, cataloochee.com. Great skiing only 35 miles west of Asheville! 100 percent snowmaking, 14 lighted slopes, five lifts with three moving carpet lifts; six lanes of snowtubing fun. Shaped ski and snowboard Southern Waterways 521 Amboy Rd., 828/232-1970, 800/849-1970, paddlewithus.com. Calm water float trips on the French Broad River through the Biltmore property. Canoes, kayaks, rafts and tubes. Family fun adventure. Minimum child weight is 35 pounds. Beautiful riverside facilities. Five $ trip times daily, Apr.-Oct. Gray Line Trolley Tours of Asheville 828/251-8687, 866/592-8687, graylineasheville.com. Old fashioned fun for everyone! Hop aboard one of our nostalgic red trolleys for a 90minute fully narrated journey through Asheville highlighting the history, homes and hot spots of this “City of Surprises.” Six departures daily from the Asheville Visitor Center and various area locations. $ See our ad on page 24. Wildwater Ltd. Rafting Multiple locations, 800/451-9972, wildwaterrafting.com. With 37 years’ experience, we offer the best whitewater fun in the Asheville area with unparalled attention to detail on and off the water. Choose from family, group, high adventure trips and team building on five southeast rivers. Quality service guarantee. Various trips daily in season. $ Haunted Ghost Tours of Asheville Haywood Park Hotel, 1 Battery Park Ave., 828/355-5855, hauntedghosttours.com. Step into the world of the unknown for a hairraising 90-minute tour into the spirit realm of this mountain town. Join us for a leisurely stroll and search along the shadowy streets. Open daily at 9 p.m. $ Nantahala Outdoor Center NOC offers great family rafting variety close to Asheville! Join us on the French Broad, Nolichucky, Pigeon or the Nantahala and see why Good Morning America named NOC its “#1 Vacation with a Splash!” Choose NOC – we’ve been leading outdoor adventures since 1972. 888/590-9267 www.noc.com specialty tours Asheville Brews Cruise 828/545-5181, brewscruise.com. Get an insider’s take on some of the great local beers being crafted in LaZoom Tour Company 828/225-6932, lazoomtours.com. Experience Asheville with LaZoom! exploreasheville.com 23 http://www.ashevilletrolleytours.com http://www.ashevilletrolleytours.com http://www.noc.com http://www.GoBlueRidgeCard.com http://www.cataloochee.com http://www.noc.com http://www.graylineasheville.com http://exploreasheville.com
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